[bookshare-discuss] Re: Memoirs of People Blind From Birth
- From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 02:27:40 -0400
Did someone suggest To Catch an Angel? Don't know if it's on BS.
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From: "John J. Boyer" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 6:56 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Memoirs of People Blind From Birth
> Thanks to all of you who suggested memoirs written by people blind from
> birth. I'll download and read them. They should stimulate my own memories.
>
> I downloaded "As The Twig Is Bent" from the NFB kernel book page, only to
> find that it was double-spaced, that is, each line was in a separate html
> paragraph. This frustrated my efforts to get a good brf file using my
> xml2brl program. I'll have to write another small program to straighten
> things out. I hope Bookshare.org can get them in a more sensible format.
>
> John
>
>
> On Tue, 5 Oct 2004, Allison wrote:
>
>> One of my faves growing up was called "Little by Little." It was by an
>> author named, Jean Little. There is also a second autobiography by the
>> same
>> author called, "Stars Come Out Within," but I haven't read that one.
>> The
>> first is more childhood through college, and the latter is more her adult
>> life.
>>
>> Anyway, she is not totally blind, but still blind from birth. She
>> describes
>> the experience of an individual growing up in a sighted world, half
>> blind,
>> half sighted, the legally blind experience so to speak. I remember
>> thinking
>> it was really good, but I haven't read it in years. I do suggest it
>> though.
>> I think she has much less vision in her later book and also describes her
>> experience with teaching, writing, and getting a guide dog.
>>
>> Also, the NFB Kernel books are collections of many littler stories
>> written
>> by blind people about their own experiences. Most of them are
>> autobiographical and very good reads. I would recommend those as well.
>> I
>> could tell you a little more about those specifically off list if you
>> like.
>>
>> Hope these suggestions are of some help to you.
>>
>> Best,
>> Allison
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John J. Boyer" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 10:42 AM
>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Memoirs of People Blind From Birth
>>
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I would appreciate knowing about any memoirs of people blind from birth
>> > on
>> > Bookshare. They would help me in writing my own memoir.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > John J. Boyer, Executive Director
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>> > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> John J. Boyer, Executive Director
> godtouches Digital Ministry, Inc.
> www.godtouches.org
> 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703
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>
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